Hyderabad, Dec. 7 -- Telangana deputy chief minister Bhattii Vikramarka on Sunday, December 7, inspected the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad ahead of football icon Lionel Messi's friendly match on December 13.

Addressing the media after the inspection, Vikramarka said, "Today we want to tell the football lovers that the Telangana government is hosting a friendly football match featuring Lionel Messi at the Uppal stadium. The match is being held as part of the Telangana Rising Summit."

Vikramarka was accompanied by Telangana IT Minister D Sridhar Babu,Hyderabad Cricket Association(HCA) in-charge president Daljeet Singh, and others. The friendly match will be held between chief minister Revanth Reddy's team RR 9 and Lionel...